Poetry is verse written for children and young adults, it may or may not be illustrated.
Beginning in 2022, the poetry category has two awards: one for anthologies and collections; and novels/nonfiction in verse. The intended audience for nominations in the poetry category range from toddlers to young adults.
CATEGORY CHAIR: TRICIA STOHR-HUNT
Tricia discovered Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost in high school and fell in love with poetry. She now has too many favorites to mention. She was thrilled to see the power of poetry in action during her first year teaching middle school science. Poetry and picture books have been a part of her classroom instruction ever since. Read her full bio.
ROUND 1 JUDGES
Jone MacCulloch
Jone Rush MacCulloch blog
Joyce Uglow
reviews at Goodreads
Natalie Tate
reviews at Goodreads
Tiffany Loveland
@LegitKidlit1630 on YouTube
Tricia Stohr-Hunt
Miss Rumphius Effect blog
ROUND 2 JUDGES
Heidi Mordhorst
My Juicy Little Universe blog
Katy Manck
Books YA Love
Maggi Rohde
reviews at Goodreads
Maria Marshall
@mariamarshall_ on Instagram
Renée LaTulippe
Lyrical Language Lab on YouTube
Check out all the Poetry books our judges are reading.
Don’t see a book listed there that you think should be nominated?
Go here. You can noiminate it.